The 38-year-old previously talked of her doubts about being a mum but has been inspired by the kids who joined her in stage show Joseph and the Amaz­­ing Technicolor Dreamcoat.

Sheridan, who is engaged to Jamie Horn, 28, said: “I can’t tell you how much I love the kids. I am gonna miss them so much. They are all an utter joy and have made the whole experience for me.

“I will cherish the memories and watch their careers flourish. Me and Jamie now are thinking of making me a mamma. All thanks to these amazing souls.”

Sheridan Smith has changed her mind about what she wants from life (Image: Rex)

“I will cherish the memories and watch their careers flourish. Me and Jamie now are thinking of making me a mamma. All thanks to these amazing souls.”

She made the comments as she marked the end of her run as the narrator alongside Jason Donovan in the musical which finishes at the London Palladium this weekend.

Sheridan, whose TV roles include playing Cilla Black in mini-series Cilla, spoke in March about enjoying living on a farm with Jamie, adding she previously “never pictured myself as a wife and mother”.

Sheridan, who was also in comedy shows such as Gavin and Stacey, and Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps, questioned in June whether she was ready for children.

Sheridan and Jamie Horn (Image: Twitter)

She said: “Could I cope? My mum [says] she knows I could.

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“She watched me with my dad in the last days of his life and told me if I could be that caring I’d be a perfect mother.